Taxes paid by Wisconsinites as a share of personal income have fallen in the last two decades by more than two percentage points, one of the largest decreases of any state. Taxes took up 10.3% of Wisconsinites’ income in 2017, a slight increase from 10.2% in 2016, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data show. Despite…
Read MoreIn a report released on December 17th by the Wisconsin Policy Forum states that “school property taxes across Wisconsin are rising by more than $220 million with December 2019 tax bills, which suggests, when combined with increases in county and technical college levies, that Wisconsin residents could see their largest property tax increase in a…
Read MoreThis newspaper has publish stories about local people that have been the targets of scams especially telling grandparents that their grandsons have been arrested and that they are instructed to finance bailing him out of jail. Ethan Warrick, the editor of Wealth Authority released a list of five scams that target seniors and the amount…
Read MoreMADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Becky L. Peterson, 64, Tomahawk, Wisconsin was sentenced December 3 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 66 months in federal prison for conspiring with Mark W. Moore to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in Ashland…
Read MoreThe Dunn County Solid Waste & Recycling Division is announcing changes to the days and hours of site operations and items accepted for recycling. These changes will begin on January 2nd, 2020, and are needed to help reduce costs and improve efficiency. The Solid Waste & Recycling Management Board voted to approve these changes at…
Read MoreMADISON – The U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs announced awards of more than $333 million to help communities affected by the opioid crisis on Friday, December 13. In the Western District of Wisconsin, $8,498,212 will help public safety and public health professionals combat substance abuse and respond effectively to overdoses. “The opioid epidemic…
Read MoreIn a report released on December 17th by the Wisconsin Policy Forum states that “school property taxes across Wisconsin are rising by more than $220 million with December 2019 tax bills, which suggests, when combined with increases in county and technical college levies, that Wisconsin residents could see their largest property tax increase in a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 51-one-year-old Wheeler woman has been charged in Dunn County with seven felonies related to financial crimes against the elderly or the disabled. Lori K. Feyen made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod W. Smeltzer December 10 with her attorney, Kerry Kelm. Judge Smeltzer…
Read MoreMADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Eric Kurrelmeyer, 32, Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, December 13 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 12 years in federal prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for distributing child pornography. …
Read MoreMADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jamie Smith, 42, Baldwin, Wisconsin, was sentenced December 11 by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 54 months in federal prison for mail fraud. Smith pleaded guilty to this charge on September 17, 2019. Smith owned and operated two…
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